HEALTH CARE
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services is located at 1009 N. Georgetown St., Round Rock. (Elizabeth Ucles/Community Impact Newspaper)
Williamson County adds 2 beds to area mental health facility in FY 2020-21 budget
Austin Regional Clinic location
Austin Regional Clinic now recruiting for coronavirus vaccine trial
Prima Dora sells unique gifts by local artists, and it opened in Georgetown on Aug. 4. (Courtesy Prima Dora)
Prima Dora shop, new coffeehouse now open, plus more Georgetown business news
For those experiencing allergies, Dr. Sumit Bose of Baylor Scott & White Health said symptoms are typically cyclical and can be predicted based on the time of year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Allergies or COVID-19: How to decipher underlying causes of symptoms
The Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers is requesting changes to state rules that would help freestanding emergency centers relieve overcrowding at hospitals and reduce the cost of coronavirus testing at their facilities. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas' freestanding emergency centers ask state for flexibility during coronavirus pandemic
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission will now post COVID-19 case counts and deaths by facility name for several kinds of elder facilities. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission to post COVID-19 cases, deaths from nursing homes, assisted living centers
Q&A: Medical expert discusses what parents, teachers should consider when schools reopen in 2020-21
Medical experts said that now, more than ever, residents should get their flu shot before flu season picks up again. (Chance Flowers/Community Impact Newspaper)
In the background of coronavirus, upcoming flu season has area medical experts on high alert
Emergency behavioral health calls doubled in Williamson County year over year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Emergency behavioral health calls double in Williamson County year over year
The species that tested positive for West Nile Virus is Culex quinquefasciatus, or the southern house mosquito. This species has a flight range of about one mile. ​(Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus near southwest Williamson County Regional Park
With a clinical background in internal, pulmonary and critical care medicine, Corry has been with BCM for 20 years. He now focuses primarily on inflammatory lung diseases, such as asthma and smoking-related chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. (Graphic by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Q&A: Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. David Corry discusses immunity, vaccine production amid COVID-19 pandemic
The new partnership will provide on-site, same-day testing and results for assisted-living facility staff and their residents. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
State announces partnership for increased COVID-19 testing for patients, staff at assisted-living facilities, nursing homes
Effective July 9, hospitals in more than 100 counties across the state must now postpone elective surgeries unrelated to COVID-19. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
MAP: Governor expands restrictions on elective surgeries to more than 100 Texas counties
St. David's Georgetown Hospital is preparing for an "imminent surge" in the city. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
How St. David’s Georgetown Hospital is managing an uptick in COVID-19 patients
In compliance with Gov. Greg Abbott's July 2 executive order, the University Interscholastic League is requiring the use of facial coverings when practical to do so for all summer activity participants, among other guidelines. (Graphic by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
UIL releases guidelines for conducting summer activities during COVID-19 pandemic